List of Power Rangers Operation Overdrive characters

Overdrive Rangers The Operation Overdrive Power Rangers are a group of Rangers based in the fictional city of San Angeles who were genetically enhanced by billionaire Andrew Hartford and tasked with finding five jewels connected to a powerful artifact called the Corona Aurora. To assist them further, the Rangers possess Overdrive Tracker devices, which serve as communicators and morphers to transform into their Ranger forms. Mack Hartford Mackenzie "Mack" Hartford is the outgoing, enthusiastic, and brave yet sheltered Red Overdrive Ranger and the team leader who is later revealed to be an android created by Andrew Hartford and programmed to believe he was his son. Due in part to his pre-programmed memories, he is a fan of adventure novels, among other escapist fantasies. Additionally, he takes criticism harshly, often blaming himself when something goes wrong. Nonetheless, his bravery and tactical thinking often sees him through. Upon learning of the Overdrive Rangers, Mack joins them with encouragement from his confidante and butler, Spencer, and against Andrew's wishes in an effort to prove himself. Over the course of the series, Mack grapples with his father's over-protectiveness, which the former originally sees as a lack of faith in him until he learns of Andrew's true feelings along with his true nature. Following several missions, Mack sacrifices himself to defeat Flurious, but the Sentinel Knight uses the Corona Aurora to revive him and transform him into a human. Following this and the Rangers' retirement, Mack joins Andrew as his adventuring partner. In combat, Mack possesses super-strength, which he initially believes is the result of genetic enhancement before learning he was upgraded, and wields the Drive Lance. Furthermore, he can combine with the Sentinel Knight to become the Red Sentinel Ranger. Mack Hartford is portrayed by James Maclurcan in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive and voiced by Nolan North in Power Rangers: Super Legends. Will Aston William "Will" Aston is a suave and quick-witted yet womanizing and cocky spy-for-hire and the Black Overdrive Ranger who appreciates the finer things in life, enjoys any chance to prove his skills against sophisticated security devices, and tries to maintain a superior-minded appearance. Having previously worked alone, he displays vexation towards working with his fellow Rangers and frequently goes off on his own, during which he forms a rivalry with Kamdor. After Mack helps him understand the benefits of working with a team, Will goes on to teach a new team to assist him in his work following the Rangers' retirement. On his own, Will possesses skill in espionage and several high-tech gadgets. Following Andrew's enhancements, he acquires superhuman hearing and "telescopular" vision. Furthermore, he wields the Drive Slammer hammer and possesses the HoverTek Cycle. Will Aston is portrayed by Samuell Benta in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive and voiced by Darryl Kurylo in Power Rangers: Super Legends. Dax Lo Dax Lo is a talkative yet enthusiastic stuntman and the Blue Overdrive Ranger who dreams of becoming an actor and appreciates jokes, but can get serious when the situation calls for it. Nonetheless, she can prove dangerous in combat. Following Andrew's enhancements, she gains the ability to turn invisible. Furthermore, she wields the Drive Geyser water gun. Rose Ortiz is portrayed by Rhoda Montemayor. Tyzonn Tyzonn is an alien from the planet Mercuria who previously worked with the Intergalactic Emergency Responder Squad, a search and rescue team, alongside his fiancée Vella until most of his team were killed by the Fearcats. Ever since, Tyzonn dedicated himself to bringing them to justice. In pursuit of his quest, he tracks them to Earth, where he is captured by Moltor, transformed into a draconic Pachycephalosaurus-themed form, and forced to serve him in exchange for regaining his original form. While fighting the Overdrive Rangers to retrieve two of the Corona Aurora's jewels, Mack realizes Tyzonn's true nature and uses the jewels' power to revert him to normal. On his own, Tyzonn possesses the innate ability to transform his body into mercury. Furthermore, he wields the Drive Detector. Tyzonn is portrayed by Dwayne Cameron. ==Recurring characters==

Andrew Hartford Andrew Hartford is a pragmatic yet overprotective billionaire adventurer, owner of several corporations, and creator of Mack Hartford, who he created two years prior to the series and led to believe was his son. Six months prior to the series, Andrew found a crown-like artifact called the Corona Aurora, but inadvertently freed two villainous brothers, Flurious and Moltor, from their imprisonment. As atonement, the Corona's guardian, the Sentinel Knight, tasked Andrew with keeping it safe and retrieving its scattered jewels. In pursuit of this, Andrew discovered the Universal Morphin' Grid, developed Ranger technology, and recruited Will Aston, Dax Lo, Ronny Robinson, and Rose Ortiz to become the Overdrive Rangers with the intention of leading them. However, after Mack becomes involved against his wishes, Andrew reluctantly allows him to take his place on the team and uses his wealth and knowledge to provide support for the Rangers. Later in the series, the Overdrive Rangers retrieve a magical sword called Excelsior and fuse it with the Sentinel Knight, granting him a new physical form with the ability to transform into Excelsior for the Rangers to wield in battle and enlarge himself. Additionally, following modifications carried out by Rose Ortiz, he gains the ability to transform into Battlizer armor for Mack Hartford. Once the Corona's jewels are recovered, the Corona itself completed, and Flurious and Moltor defeated, the Sentinel Knight regains his original form and takes the artifact for safekeeping. The Sentinel Knight is voiced by Nic Sampson. Flurious Flurious is an intelligent yet short-tempered and irritable ice monster. Millennia prior, a human Flurious and his brother Moltor sought out the Corona Aurora, only to be transformed into monsters and imprisoned on separate planets across the galaxy while the Sentinel Knight took the Corona and its jewels to Earth for safekeeping. After Andrew Hartford finds the Corona, he inadvertently frees the brothers from their imprisonment. Renewing his quest for the artifact, Flurious returns to Earth, takes over Norg's cave to establish it as a base for himself, creates monsters called "Chillers" to serve as foot soldiers, invents advanced technology, and battles the Overdrive Rangers. and turns the Fearcats into cyborgs in the hopes that they will serve him, only to be betrayed by them. Eventually, Flurious acquires one of the Corona's jewels and uses it to kill Moltor before mounting an attack on the Rangers to steal the remaining jewels and the Corona. Using their power to evolve into a stronger form, he overpowers the Rangers until Mack sacrifices himself to kill Flurious. Flurious is portrayed by Gerald Urquhart. Moltor Moltor is a direct, aggressive, vicious, and merciless draconic monster and a former human who competed with his brother Flurious to find the Corona Aurora, only to be transformed into monsters and imprisoned on separate planets. Upon being freed in the present, Moltor returns to Earth, takes up residence in a volcano, After several failed attempts, Eventually, Kamdor imprisons Miratrix in his jewel for failing him, uses his Corona jewel to summon a meteor to distract the Overdrive Rangers, and faces Will in a duel, during which Kamdor is killed in battle. Kamdor is primarily voiced by Adam Gardiner while Richard Simpson voiced him in the episode "Pirate in Pink". Fearcats The Fearcats are a race of malicious, sadistic, and ruthless demonic, feline-themed extraterrestrials who willfully destroyed planets and their inhabitants to demonstrate their power, possess the ability to enlarge themselves, and previously encountered Tyzonn. While the majority of them were imprisoned in a mirror-like artifact, Mig and Cheetar travel to Earth to find the Corona Aurora and use its power to free them. Growing impatient, they kidnap Ronny Robinson and use her Ranger powers instead, successfully freeing Benglo before Ronny and Tyzonn destroy the mirror, permanently trapping the imprisoned Fearcats. Undeterred, Cheetar dies fighting the Overdrive Rangers while Flurious uses his technology to transform Mig and Benglo into powerful cyborgs in the hopes that they would serve him. The pair subsequently betray him, stealing his technology to build giant robots to renew their quest for the Corona until they are eventually killed by the Overdrive Rangers. Mig Mig is a cocky, impulsive, and battle-hungry snow leopard-themed Fearcat who is eventually killed by Tyzonn. In his original form, Mig can conjure a bazooka-like weapon. In his cyborg form, he wields two pistols that can convert into daggers. Mig is voiced by Kelson Henderson. Benglo Benglo is a level-headed and serious-minded Bengal tiger-themed Fearcat and primary pilot of the Fearcats' giant robots who is eventually killed by Mack and the Sentinel Knight. In his original form, Benglo possesses arm-mounted tekkō-kagi-like weapons. In his cyborg form, he wields a sword that can convert into a shotgun. Benglo is voiced by David Weatherley. ==Guest characters==

• Lava Lizards – A group of lizard men who serve as Moltor's foot soldiers. Volkan is voiced by James Gaylyn. • Scaletex – A lindworm/Velociraptor-themed monster. Moltor sends him to steal an ancient parchment from Kamdor and Miratrix, only to be buried alive amidst a cave-in. Scaletex is voiced by Patrick Kake. • Bullox – A bull/Nāga-themed monster who wields a scepter and can breathe fire. Moltor sends him to assist Tyzonn in retrieving the Toru Diamond, only to be betrayed by the latter, who joins forces with Mack to defeat him. Bullox enlarges himself, but is killed by the DriveMax Ultrazord. Years prior and similarly to Rita, Thrax was imprisoned on the moon in a space dumpster by the Sentinel Knight. However, Thrax gradually grew stronger as the latter weakened until he eventually breaks free in the present. Seeking to restore his parents' legacy, he forms an alliance with the Overdrive Rangers' enemies and severs the latter's link to the Universal Morphin Grid, de-powering them. However, the Sentinel Knight recruits a team of legendary Rangers to stop them while the Overdrive Rangers restore their powers and locate the sword Excelsior. After combining with it, the Sentinel Knight joins the legendary and Overdrive Rangers in defeating the alliance and killing Thrax. Having survived and captured Tyzonn's fiancé Vella, Crazar resurfaces in the present to transfer Vella to Moltor's custody and help her fellow Fearcats obtain the Octavian Chalice, only to be eventually killed by Tyzonn. Crazar is voiced by Lori Dungey. • Vella – Tyzonn's fiancée who worked with him as a rescuer and was originally believed to have been killed by the Fearcats before ending up on Earth as Moltor, later Flurious', captive. After befriending Norg, he helps her escape and brings her to the Overdrive Rangers' custody, upon which she is reunited with Tyzonn. Vella is portrayed by Beth Allen. • Datum – A computer/amulet-themed monster that Kamdor created to hack the Overdrive Rangers' database, obtain information on the Star of Isis, and disable their technology. Datum succeeds in the first two tasks before he is defeated by Rose Ortiz, enlarged by Kamdor, and destroyed by the BattleFleet Megazord. Datum is voiced by Gerald Urquhart. • Magmador – A draconic Styracosaurus-themed monster with superhuman strength and tentacles for a right hand that he can turn into various weapons. He accompanies Moltor in obtaining the Tri-Dragon Key. After being defeated by Will, Magmador enlarges, but is killed by the Sentinel Knight and the Flash Point Megazord Crane Formation. Magmador is voiced by Mark Wright. ==References==